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This picture of a New Zealand newborn baby left alone in a locked car, with an accompanying note, went viral online over the past two days. (Screengrab from video)

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There is no perfect way to be a parent, and everyone's rules are not the same for fostering a child. That being said, when a parent does something that seems wrong to the vast majority of people, that parent's possible error in judgment takes the spotlight -- and the primary concern is the safety and well-being of the child.

A photograph taken in New Zealand is causing quite an uproar around the world. The photo at the center of the controversy is of an infant asleep in a car seat locked alone inside a car. A note, seemingly written from the baby's perspective, is attached to the chest and reads, "my mums in doing the shopping, call her if I need anything." There is a phone number written at the end.

See a video about the incident here:

A couple who saw the baby in the car talked to the New Zealand Herald. "We waited there for a little bit, wondering if the mum was just going to be two seconds and come back," the man said. "And my wife

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A few weeks ago, news broke that a new Executive Condominium unit at CityLife@Tampines was going for $2.05 million.

Naturally, the public reacted strongly to that news. In response, the Minister of National Development, Khaw Boon Wan, tasked his ministry to look into the matter, as the pricing seemed to run contrary to the intent of the EC scheme.

In the most recent series of property cooling measures (released on 11 Jan 2013), the government took action to control the EC market and one of the measures included putting a 160 sq m size limit on new ECs. While it is intended to plug the loophole that allows developers to sell excessively large EC units, which results in high prices, the question is whether it is enough to address the key issues of price and affordability.

Original intent of the EC scheme – to help the “sandwiched” class

If we were to trace the genesis of the EC scheme, the main objective of the initiative was to help Singaporeans “who can afford more than a HDB

Edwin van der Sar with the last title of his career. (Yahoo! photo/Jasmond Tan)

Edwin van der Sar with the last title of his career. (Yahoo! photo/Jasmond Tan)

He has had a very successful career spanning over two decades, but one thing that Edwin van der Sar regrets is his failure to achieve more honours with the Dutch national team.

The former Manchester United custodian, who has just retired at the age of 41, has an impressive CV -- two Champions League medals, a UEFA Cup title and four English Premier League titles.

But not winning a major title on the international stage still haunts van der Sar

"You can name a lot of regrets. Like finals that you've lost, moves that you didn't make or you made too late… But not winning with the international team would have to be my biggest regret," he said.

The 1.97-metre-tall Dutchman has played for Ajax, Juventus and Fulham before joining  Manchester United in 2005. On the international scene, he is also the most capped player in the history of Dutch football.

Looking back, he revealed that his penalty save against Chelsea's Nicolas Anelka in the 2008 Champions League final as the most significant

Singapore NFA U-16 captain Jeffrey Lightfoot. (Photo by Alan Lim)

Singapore NFA U-16 captain Jeffrey Lightfoot. (Photo by Alan Lim)

Singapore National Football Academy under-16 captain Jeffrey Lightfoot says the Cubs will continue to "get better and better" after they clinched second place in the recent 23rd Canon Lion City Cup 2011.

Speaking in an exclusive interview with Yahoo! Singapore, Lightfoot felt that his teammates, who also won bronze in the inaugural Youth Olympic Games last August, played very well in the tournament.

"We played well to finish runners-up against the likes of Everton, Juventus and eventual winners CR Flamengo despite being dominated in the physique department," said the 15-year-old.

Lightfoot was ruled out of the tournament after tearing his calf muscle in a friendly against Tampines Rovers under-18s in May. Syazwan Radhi, his partner in defence, also did not feature in the tournament due to a foot injury.

This led to the Cubs reshuffling their entire backline for the Lion City Cup, which saw wing-backs Dhukhilan Jeevamani and Illyas Lee as centre-backs while midfielders Brandon Koh and

The Flamengo boys celebrate their win. (Photo by Muse PR)

The Flamengo boys celebrate their win. (Photo by Muse PR)

CR Flamengo under-15s has been crowned champions of the 23rd Canon Lion City Cup 2011 after beating Singapore under-16s 4-3 in a penalty shoot-out.

The Cubs fought tirelessly against the tournament favourites as the score remained goalless after 90 minutes on Sunday at the Jalan Besar Stadium.

Singapore threatened the Flamengo goal as early as the 3rd minute after Hazim Hassan was sent through on goal by Jonathan Tan. However, with only the goalkeeper to beat, he blasted the ball over the bar.

From then on, it was all one-way traffic as Flamengo seized control of the game. Player of the tournament Caio Rangal, who plays for the Brazilian national under-15s, was at the heart of every attacking play and he thrilled the 5,000 crowd with his skills and passing.

Fashah Rosedin makes yet another save to keep his team in the game. (Photo by Football Association of Singapore) Fashah Rosedin makes yet another save to keep his team in the game. (Photo by Football Association of Singapore)

However, there were moments in the game where it seemed like Singapore Sports School student Fashah Rosedin, was taking on the entire Flamengo team as he single handedly kept them at bay with numerous saves.

In the second-half,

The Cubs celebrate as Hazim Hassan scores for Singapore. (Photo by Muse PR)

The Cubs celebrate as Hazim Hassan scores for Singapore. (Photo by Muse PR)

The Singapore under-16 team is through to the final of the 23rd Canon Lion City Cup after beating Juventus under-15s 4-3 in a controversial penalty shootout.

The under-16s, who won bronze at last year's Youth Olympic Games, were held 2-2 by the Italians after 90 minutes.

But the spotlight was on the penalty shootout, when Cubs midfielder Jonathan Tan missed his spot-kick to the horror of the 2,190-strong crowd.

But in a surprise move, referee Sukhbir Singh ordered a re-take after he deemed that Juventus custodian Entonjo Elezaj had stepped off his line early.

Jonathan scored on his second attempt before Juventus Lorenzo Zarmanian missed his team's last penalty kick to send them crashing out of the tournament.

The Italians were clearly incensed at the referee's decision and confronted him and the 4th official after the game.

The Cubs had earlier dominated the Italians from the start. Hazim Hassan, who scored in Wednesday's game against Everton, put his side in front after six minutes

Singapore's under-15s and under-16s have qualified for the semi-finals of the 23rdCanon Lion City Cup.

The under-15 boys progressed to the final four despite losing 1-2 to Juventus FC U-15 in a thrilling encounter at the Jalan Besar Stadium on Wednesday evening, which saw two red cards issued.

There were moments where the under-15s played some brilliant 'tiki-taka' football ala Barcelona, but the Italians defence was always up to the task.

Juventus's Nicholas Varetto shows why he's so highly rated. (Photo by Muse PR)Juventus's Nicholas Varetto shows why he's so highly rated. (Photo by Muse PR)

Both sides were cancelling out each other until the deadlock was broken in the 31st minute. Star striker Nicholas Varetto pulled the ball and two defenders wide to the right before squaring it to teammate Andrea Marra to slot it home.

Singapore came close to levelling the score on the stroke of half-time when Raja Ahmad Zaki had a go from 30 metres out, but custodian Giacomo Volpe managed to punch it away.

The second half saw the under-15 boys trying more long-range passes, which did not seem to work until the 62nd minute. A moment of confusion with

Caio Thimoteo is sent off despite protests. (Photo by Muse PR)

Caio Thimoteo is sent off despite protests. (Photo by Muse PR)

The Singapore under-16 football team failed to capitalise on their one-man advantage as they drew 1-1 with Brazil's CR Flamengo under-15s in the Canon Lion City Cup Group B clash on Monday night at the Jalan Besar Stadium.

Flamengo were down to 10 men for the last 35 minutes of the match after midfielder Caio Thimoteo saw red for hauling down Muhaimin Suhaimi, who was sent through with a pass from Illyas Lee.

The match got off to a bright start, with tackles flying in thick and fast and it was not long before tempers flared.

Flamengo striker Arlindo Neto collided with Cubs custodian Fashah Rosedin when they were challenging for the ball. Both sides clamoured for the referee's attention when some pushing occurred, but the issue was quickly resolved by the man in the middle.

However, it was Brazilian midfielder Herson Pinheiro who was running the show for Flamengo, dictating his team's play with much composure. But the samba boys could not seem to find a way through the Cubs defence